Bearing seal



.9 3947- s. M. cooPER p p BEARING SEAL 'Filed Jan. 5. 1939 um'rsp s'rass PATENT o (loan, a corporation i ,.*h m di ns ssisnor m, New lo.

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' Application 1m 5, fees, No. mess 4 l Myinvention relates to a bearing seal.

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved form of seal. which is simple in construction and eflective in retaining lubricant in.

and excluding foreign matter from a bearing. Other objects and various features of novelty 2 I longitudinally outwardly of'the and anand invention will be hereinafter pointed out or will become apparent to those-skilled in the art.

In the drawings which show, for illustrative purposes only, preferred forms of the invention- Fig. 1 is an edge view in quarter section of a mi illustrating one form of my improved seal;

Pig. 2 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 1, illustrating a modified form of seal.

The bearing illustrated includes an outer bearlog ring 5, an inner bearing ring 5. with interposed anti-friction bearing members such-as balls I. The bearing rings have raceway! for receiving the balls '1 which hold the two rings inunlt handling relationship. The outer bearing ring has a spherical outer surface for-reception in a housing of similar form to provide for shaft misalignment, as will beunderstood. The bearins. illustrated is of the so-callcd long inner ring We. wherein the inner ring 8 is longer than the outer ring and has an extended longitudinal bearing surface on the shaft to be received in the bore of the inner ring.

My improved seal includes cooperating seal members of sheet metal or the like t -1 by 1 the inner and outer bearing rings and so anged as to provide an effective seal net loss of lubricant and against the ingress of foreign matter to the bearing. In the form illustrated. the outer ring 5 at the edge is provided with a oounterbore c and undercutgroove 8. A seal part of generally channel form is secured to the outer ring and in the form illustrated a seal plate or retainer of generally disk form is fits in the counter-bore and shuts the bottom thereof. as will be clear. The outer edge oi the disk 8% other flange part ill which may extend generally 1 radially inwardly. The parts N-Ji are spaced provide a apart so as to constitute a channel and space it between them.

The inner ring carries a combined seal and er member and in the form shown include! tudinally inwardly extending flange or plate but id, the parts i8l9 preferably following substantially the contour of the seal parts ll-Ii and the parts of the two seals areslightly spaced apart from each other. The outer edge of the 1 i'isnge part is extends substantially to the outer operation the inner usually 'rotatedr' The seal plate it acts as a barrier for the lubricent in the bearing. The channel space is m i the form shown in Fig. 1 constitutes a chamber which will serve to trap foreign matter which- .may enter from the outside. The sealing space between the disk to and the outer ring andbetween the sleeve is and the an: is will ordinarily I; be sealed by lubricant and prevent the ingressof i matter. During rotation of the inner.

ring the seal member carried thereby will tend to films oi! any foreign matter coming into'en sent with or into proximity tothat 'ilinger: seal member. Foreign matter which may enter 5 a the space between the adjacent seal plates carsled by the inner and outer rings will tend to a work outwardly due to the centrifugal action of may be oflset slightly, as indicated at H, so as to provide ample clearance in the hearing. The disk it as illustrated is inside of the plane of'the edge of the outer ring, though it may be c larranged. A second seal. plate or sealing, ring i2 abuts the outer portion of the first seal disk is and the outer edge of the disk i2 is erimped into the undercut groove 9 as is indicated at it. so that both plates is -ls will be securely held on the outer ring and form a relatively tight joint. The seal plate I? is of generally angular cross-section and includes a flared flange portion is which extends generally radially inwardly and 56' the rotating seal plate and thus dust and other I foreign matter will be eflectively prevented from reaching the bearing and in fact will be thrown out and away from the bearing. Foreign matter which does pass inwardly through the long labyrinth ge between the two seal plates will tend to lodge in the chamber or channel IO.-

In the form shown in Fig. 2 the part as heretclore described are preferably employed and have been given the same refeernce characters. In the form shown in Fig. 2, however, I provide a seal ring 20 of yielding character. such as felt, which is carried in the channel and engages the sleeve ll. Preferably the seal ring 201s carried 4 the space between the atlases 3 by the channel and rubs on the sleeve 20 during rotation of the inner ring. Thus an additional seal is provided which very eflectively prevents loss of lubricant and ingress oi foreign matter.

It will beseen that my improved seal is 0! simple construction, easily applied, and exceedingly eflective ior the purposes for which designed.

While the invention has been descrlbedin considerable detail and preferred forms-illustrated it is to be understood that various changes may he made within the scope of defined in the appended. laims.

I clsim- 1. The combination with a pair of; rings dis- H posed one withinthe other and held in radially and againetteuhstantial relative movement in an axial directionlthe rings having a coniiterbor'e', em

spaced apart relationship outer of said sheet metal sealin disk extending across the space between the rims and seated at its outer" portion on the bottom of said counterbore, a secand sheet metal sealing' dish extending across 'outer portion of said first mentioned sealin disk. said second sealing disk having a generally lonzitudinaliy outwardly and radially inwardly extending portion spaced from the other sealing disk and forming therewith a channel opening toward the outer suriaceoi said inner ring, a third a seal member, includin: a sheet metal sleeve rigidly secured on the outer surface oi said inner vring and extending axially inwardly beneath the inner edge of saidsecond sealing disk and sub-' stantially completely sheet metal sleeve at its axially outer end having across said channel. said an integral ninzer flange substantially followin: the contour oi said secondsealine disk and located at the outside thereof and lyins'in sealin: proximity to said second sealing disk, said iiinzer flange terminating at its outer edge radial- 1y short of and adjacent said counterhore.

2. m the combination defined-in claim, 1, a

resilient seal rine in said channel 'andensasethe invention as rings and shutting said able with the outer suriace or said sleeve eatend ins across said channel, for the purpose described.

3. The combinationwith a pair oi rinse disposed one within the other. 01 a retainer project-- ins inwardly from the outer ring into spaced relaton from the inner ring, a sealing ring project inginwnrdly from the outer ring alone an in- I clined path into spaced relation iron: the inner ring and from the retainer, and a flinaer havins ,.a..baee portion pressed on the inner ring and extending beyond the inner edge of the sealing rinz together with a flange portion disposed outwardly iron; the sealing rin general direction as the sealing ring in closely v spaced relation therefrom.

and sloping in the same t. In the combination defined in claim 8, and

a resilient-seal ring disposed in the space between said retainer and first mentioned sealinx rinz and base portion of said flinser.

REFERENCES CITED STANLEY M. COOPER.

The following references are oi record in filed this patent:

' STATES PATENTS Y Number scatter 1,437,833

answer 7 Number 569.085 7 

